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His Imperial Majesty
Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade
(CFR, DCL, LLD, D. LITT)
Olubuse II
OONI of Ife

 

THE GENEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF OBA OKUNADE SIJUWADE OLUBUSE II- OONI OF IFE


History had it that Olofin Oduduwa had many children who reigned after his death.

One was Oranmiyan from whom Lajamisan was a descendant. One of his children, Lajodogun succeeded him as an Ooni.

Lajodoku is the ancestorial father of Lafogido, Ogboru, Giesi and Oshikola. These are the four ruling houses at Ile Ife.

These descendants have reigned at Ile-Ife for the past four hundred years and they produced last twenty four Ooni's.

The OONI's Biography [View]
The Coronation of the 50th OONI [View]
The Oriki (Praise Poetry) of Olubuse[View]
The OONI's Picture Gallery [View]
The Quotes of The OONI [View]
The OONI's Message [View]

 

OPENING ADDRESS OF THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE (MARCH 14-16, 2008) : SACRED KNOWLEDGE, SACRED POWER AND PERFORMANCE: IFA DIVINATION IN WEST AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

BY

ALAYELUWA OBA OKUNADE SIJUWADE OLUBUSE II OONI OF IFE, CFR, DSC, D. LITT., DCL


1 HIS EXCELLENCY PRINCE OLAGUNSOYE OYINLOLA, GOVERNOR OF OSUN STATE  
     
2 - KABIYESIS  
  - OBA ADEKUNLE AROMOLARAN OWA OBOKUN OF ILESA
  - OBA LAW AL MUNIRUDEEN ADESOLA TIMI OF EDE
  - OBA JAMES ADEDOKUN ADEGOKE
APETU OF IPETUMODU
  - OBA ABOLARIN ADEDOKUN OMONIYI ORANGUN OF OKE ILE
  - OBA ADEDAPO ADEREMI OLOJUDO OF IDO OSUN
  - OBA ADEDIRAN AKANBI ADEYEMI OWAMlRAN OF ESA OKE
  - OBA AKINROPO SIKIRU OLALEKE AGBOWU OF OGBAAGBA
  - OBA OWOLOLA HEZEKIAH ADENIYI ADIMULA OF IFEWARA
  - OBA OYENIYI ABIDOYE EZEKIEL OLUMORO OF MORO
  - OBA OLAGUNSOYE SlYANBOLA OLADAPO ALIE OF ILIE
     
3 THE YEYELUWA OF THE SOURCE  
     
4 THE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY  
     
5 AWISE-AGBAYE PROFFESSOR WANDE ABIMBOLA AND HIS PARTNER  
     
6 DISTINGUISHED PROFFESSORS MOST ESPECIALLY  
  - PROFFESSOR OLUPONA J. K.  
  - PROFFESSOR OLU ANIA  
  - PROFFESSOR FOLA OSOTIMEHIN OF UNESCO  
  - PROFFESSOR SOLA AKINRINADE  
  - PROFFESSOR BADE AJUWON  
     
7 DISTINGUISHED GUESTS MOST ESPECIALLY  
  CHIEF AND MRS MOBOLAH ST. MATHEW DANIEL  
  CHIEF & CHIEF (MRS) G. O. K. AJAYI  
  CHIEF T.A. DISU  
  MR. SAGOE  
  CHIEF SOYOMBO  
     
8 BARONS OF INDUSTRIES AND FINANCIAL WIZARDS  
     
9 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN  
     

INU MI DUN PUPO PUPO LA TI WA NIHIN YI LON!. IDI NIYI TI MO FI FI ILE A TI ONA MI SILE WA SI IPADE YI PELU AWON OBA ALAYE ILE YORUBA ATI GOMINA IPINLE OSUN OMO OBA OLAGUNSOYE OYINLOLA. AWON OBA IPINLE OSUN MEWAA LO BA MI WA. ORUKO WON NI YI:

MO KI OJOGBON JACOB OLUPONA ENI TI 0 SE EETO IPADE YII. KO NIl RE O O. MO KI GBOGBO AWON AGBA ALAKOOSO ILE IWE GIGA JULO HARVARD. MO KI GBOGBO EYIN OJOGBON TI O WA SI IHIN LONII LATI WA SE APERO LORI IFA.

ALAAFIA ATI AYO NI E 0 BAA ILE YIN LAGBARA OODUA, OKOO YIN KO NI SUBU.

NOA LO KOOKO WO OKO OJU 0MI, SOLOMON LO KOOKO WO OKO OFURUFU ­OKO YIN KO NI DANU- LA GBARA ELEDUMARE.

NI ILE-IFE NI IFA TI BERE NI NNKAN BI EGBERUN ODUN MEWAA SEYIN. IFA, ENI TI AN PE NI ORUNMILA, JE OLUBADAMORAN PATAKI FUN ODUDUWA OLOFIN AKOKO.

ESE IFA KAN NINU ODU ODI MEJI SO BAYII PE:

ODI O
AGBALAGBA IFE
AWO WON NILE OLOFIN
A DIFA FUN OLOFIN
AGBODIWONIRAN
EROO IPO
ERO OFA
E WAA BA WA LAIKU KANGIRI
AIKU KANGIRI

LA A BA NI LESE OBA ORISA

IRO NI WON PA
IF A KO LEE PARUN

EKE NI WON SE
IF A KO LEE PARUN

EKE NI WON SE
IFA KO LEE PA RUN

ATELEWO LA BA ILA

A O MENI O KO O

IRO NI WON PA
IFA 0 LEE PARUN

ELEYII KO NIl JE OPIN IRU IPADE BAYII TI A 0 MAA SE LORI IFA ATI NNKAN ISEDALE ILE YORUBA. MO KE SI ILE-IWE GIGA JULO HARVARD KI WON 0 BA OJOGBON AGBA WANDE ABIMBOLA, AWISE AGBAYE, A TI AWON OMO LEYIN RE SISE PO NIPA IMO IJINLE IFA ATI IWADII NNKAN ENIYAN DUDU MIIRAN.

KI E MO SI SE GBAGBE AWON ENIYAN DUDU YOOKU AWON OMO IYA WA TI N BE KAAKIRI AMERICA, CUBA, HAITI, ARGENTINA, JAMAICA, BRAZIL, TRINIDAD AND TOBEGO, VENEZUELA ATI IBOMlRAN NI AGBAYE.

ERIN ATI AYO NI A O FI PADE. O DIGBA.

 

 

 

Ile-Ife 16 Kingmakers [View]

 

 

Ife Right Traditional Chiefs [View]

Ife Left Traditional Chiefs [View]

Traditional Women Chiefs [View]

 

 

Opening Address of the
Havard University Conference
Sacred Knowledge... Ifa Divination
by His Imperial Majesty Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse ll [View]

 

 

Chieftancy Conferment of
His Excellency Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi
President, Republic of Benin
As Soko Adimula Obaninuola of The Source [View]

 

 

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Visit to Nigeria [View]

 

 

 

Historical Facts about The ODUDUWA [View]
History of Ile-Ife [View]
Ile-Ife Historical Pictures [View]
Ife Festivals [View]
Notable Places in Ile-Ife [View]
Ife Modern Chiefs [View]
Ancient Ile-Ife Famiy Compounds [View]

 

 

 

 

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